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Japan : described and illustrated by the Japanese (1897)

Brinkley, F. (Frank), 1841-1912, Mundy, Arthur J, Okakura, Kakuzō, 1862-1913 · Boston : J.B. Millet company · leaf 50

An illustration from Japan : described and illustrated by the Japanese, 1897, leaf 50
of assault and defence, and the pastime was essentially aristocratic. Hand-ball ( te-mari ) is the corresponding amuse- ment of the gentle sex. The reader must not imagine anything in the nature of English “fives.” Hand-ball, as the Japanese girl plays it, is a combination of refined dexterity and… … unison with these lithe movements. Victory depends upon not letting the ball escape beyond the range of circle and stroke, but victors and vanquished alike have the satisfaction of displaying to the full that “eloquence of form” which constitues the speech of the coquette. There are other methods…

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